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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2021, 07:59
Replies: 62
Views: 21,551
Posted By Not_a_boffin

They didn't have the option of keeping the two...

They didn't have the option of keeping the two old ones. They were nigh-on 35 years old and knackered. Not to mention being non-compliant with current regulations.

What Navantia / Spanish...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2020, 16:17
Replies: 62
Views: 21,551
Posted By Not_a_boffin

I assume you mean the rationale for more frames,...

I assume you mean the rationale for more frames, rather than that UAV can't do the role.

When the CSG deploys it'll need somewhere between 8 and 12 Merlin HM2 spread across the group, 6-8 Pingers...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2020, 10:30
Replies: 62
Views: 21,551
Posted By Not_a_boffin

Wrong sort of Merlin. Royal isn't the user I'm...

Wrong sort of Merlin. Royal isn't the user I'm thinking of, nor is tactical lift. If 60 Chinook, 25 Merlin and 20 or so Puma isn't enough to support future tactical lift, then we may be doing...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2020, 08:33
Replies: 62
Views: 21,551
Posted By Not_a_boffin

A couple of CSG deployments may just concentrate...

A couple of CSG deployments may just concentrate minds.....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2020, 14:28
Replies: 62
Views: 21,551
Posted By Not_a_boffin

Four deregistered and in various locations (inc 2...

Four deregistered and in various locations (inc 2 at Yeovil apparently), plus eight in xmas-tree state in a Boscombe Down hangar. More trouble to rebuild rather than fix the systemic issues with new...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2020, 11:54
Replies: 62
Views: 21,551
Posted By Not_a_boffin

They'd be better off figuring out how to supply...

They'd be better off figuring out how to supply 12-16 Merlin HM variants quickly and cost-effectively. Which might support export orders off the back of them. We need more Merlin - the case for Puma...
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